Subj : Re: My New GPGP Key
To   : Sean Rima
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Mon Dec 23 2024 15:14:38

Hi Sean,

On 2024-12-23 11:32:42, you wrote to me:

 SR>>> None of the older keys are valid, that is why I use expiry in
 SR>>> case I lose them.

 WV>> I have a few keys from the early days of pgp in my keyring (1993 and
 WV>> 1994), of which I can't remember their passphrase, and there is no way
 WV>> of revoking them. They probably won't work anymore with the current
 WV>> gnupg out of the box, without using some special backwards
 WV>> compatibility options... (Probably --pgp2 is needed to use them if I
 WV>> could remember their passphrases ;-)).

 SR> I think I still have an active key somewhere that I have on an old hard drive
 SR> from the mid 90s. I came across it and was shocked it was still working.

If it's rsa of atleast 2048 bits, I think it is still usable...


Bye, Wilfred.

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